diff --git a/.changeset/wicked-tables-deny.md b/.changeset/wicked-tables-deny.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1db092b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wicked-tables-deny.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"react-native-node-api": patch
+---
+
+Warn on "pod install" with the new architecture disabled
diff --git a/packages/host/react-native-node-api.podspec b/packages/host/react-native-node-api.podspec
index 5066e82d..74107aab 100644
--- a/packages/host/react-native-node-api.podspec
+++ b/packages/host/react-native-node-api.podspec
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ unless defined?(@xcframeworks_copied)
   @xcframeworks_copied = true
 end
 
+if ENV['RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED'] == '0'
+  Pod::UI.warn "React Native Node-API doesn't support the legacy architecture (but RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED == '0')"
+end
+
 Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.name         = package["name"]
   s.version      = package["version"]